⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Rashard Lewis
Q4 2:16 · BOS 83-89 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:16 · BOS 85-89 ORL
- Steal
Ray Allen stole it from Mickael Pietrus
Q4 0:49 · BOS 87-91 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:07 · BOS 87-91 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 8:25 · BOS 30-36 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q3 10:29 · BOS 37-65 ORL
- Steal
Rashard Lewis stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 1:07 · BOS 87-91 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 2:16 · BOS 83-89 ORL
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus lost ball
Q4 0:49 · BOS 87-91 ORL
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:35 · BOS 87-91 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
